Countdown to Valentine's Day

Starting tomorrow I will be posting a Valentine's Project everyday!! (I may post two tomorrow, because I am going out of town on Sat.). I will even be giving a couple of them away. All you have to do to win is post a comment on that day, I will then use a random number genaration to determine a winner.

So check back everyday-and leave a comment!!

It's a boy..

The wind has been blowing so hard this morning that it woke me up at 4:30 am. I tried to go back to sleep, but instead I got up showered, dressed and just waiting to go to work.

Here is a simple card using desert sand and twilight-these stars will work for just about anything. Baby, Birthday, Thank you or just whatever.

Oh and if you are wondering Dixie is still in bed, deep under the covers. I guess the wind is not bothering her!

One Sheet Mini Book (Lubbock Unit Meeting)

Supply List for One sheet mini book
(I used Silhouette Creative Basics x5803)
1-Sheet Colonial White CS (cut to 12x9)
½ sheet of swirl B&T
½ sheet of stripe B&T
Black CS 12x4(for matting photos)
Bamboo 12x4(for matting photos)
Bamboo Ink
1 Bamboo Big brad
2" White Flower from Big Pinks
1 yd ribbon
2 colonial white brads
3 mini melody white flowers
staples
1 sheet rub-ons (connection club)
Tools-
craft knife
stylus (or score blade for paper trimmer)
stapler
paper trimmer
scissors
½" circle punch


Score on the long side at 4.5" Score on the short side at 3, 6, and 9. (refer to the picture above, click it to make it larger)

Cut along the score lines withe a craft knife between the 3" score and the 9" score. (refer to the picture above)

make crisp folds at all the score marks. (the better you fold, the better your book will lay flat!)

fold in 1/2 on the long side.

push outside sections in to form a cross or x (use the picture above)

fold 2 flaps inward to form book, crease all sections well. Using the bone folder works best. Your book may not line up exact, the more you work the creases the better it will come together.

Here are the pages decorated below.

Cover

Pages 1 &2

Pages 3 & 4

Pages 5 & 6

If you need the cutting guide for the pages you will have to email me, they would not convert to fit on blogger.

Brown, Green & Orange

It is always hard for me to make a card that is "Manly". I love flowers, and they just don't work on a man's card. Here's a little birthday card using manly colors, and ribbon.

Is ribbon "Manly"?

Yard

For those of you who have been to my house, you know we have a very nice yard. Perfect trees, gorgeous flowers, and a yard that looks like a golf green. This is what it looks like tonight. What I have been referring to as "THE BIG SMELLY HOLE". Plus a new lawn statue, aka, backhoe. We needed some of the plumbing replaced (yep, the smelly part) and they have made a huge hole, and giant mountains of dirt in my most beautiful yard. I can't hardly stand it, but its better than the alternative (I will spare you the details). Good thing Charlie owns a landscape company, it will all be put back together soon.

PS-please pray that Dixie doesn't fall in the "BIG SMELLY HOLE" because I don't know if I would go in to save her~~

Good Luck

This card was created for Papercraft's Joy of Cardmaking. There was a pattern and color guidelines. Purple and silver/grey. It's a tiny little card 3x3.5.

This one is Funny too!!

Don't forget to look below at the neat Birthday stuff!!